2016 (M) Soccer Roster
Roster
Ricky Lopez-Espin
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Shattuck-St. Mary's
2016 (Junior at Creighton)
• NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team forward.
• BIG EAST All-Conference Second Team selection.
• Appeared in 22 matches, including 19 starts.
• Tied for team lead with 10 goals.
• Fired 64 shots, including 26 on goal.
• Scored a goal in three consecutive matches from Nov. 3-10.
• Found the back of the net twice against Georgetown (Nov. 3)
• Named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team after scoring two goals during three matches.
• Made Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Top 100 (No. 71).
• Also held spot on Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Top 100 (No. 99).
2015 (Sophomore at Creighton)
• Played in 23 matches, including 16 starts.
• Ranked third on the team with 49 shots and 21 shots on goal.
• Notched five goals, including one game-winner.
• Tallied his first score of the year with a game-tying goal against Cal State Northridge (Sept. 4).
• Scored the game-winning goal against Drake (Oct. 6).
• Found the back of the net once and notched an assist at Providence (Oct. 31).
• Recorded his first career multi-goal game with two goals against Drake during the second round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 22).
• Played 100 minutes during Creighton’s NCAA quarterfinal match at Akron (Dec. 5).
• Honored with The Dowd Family Most Competitive Player Award at the Jeffrey C. Kasch Foundation Postseason Banquet.
2014 (Freshman at Creighton)
• Played in 11 matches, including eight starts, before suffering a season-ending injury at Drake (Oct. 7).
• Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (Sept. 1) and earned a spot on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week after a spectacular debut on opening weekend.
• Scored game-winning tally against No. 20 Stanford (Aug. 29) and added an assist against the Cardinal in Creighton debut.
• Tallied second career goal two days later, also a game winner, against Santa Clara at Morrison Stadium.
• Scored his final goal of the season in 3-1 victory over UIC (Sept. 16).
• Sent a shot at the net in all but one of 11 contests.
• Finished fifth on the team with seven points, despite playing just half the season.
• Played a season-high 82 minutes at Tulsa (Sept. 13) in a 1-1 tie.
• Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Club/Prep Career
• Participated in United States U-20 Men’s National Team camp under head coach Tab Ramos.
• Played club ball at Shattuck-St. Mary’s Academy for head coach Tim Carter.
• Helped lead the squad to the 2013 U-17/U-18 U.S. Academy National Championship match.
• Led USSDA with 21 goals in final season at SSM.
• Scored 11 goals in previous season at the Academy.
• Honor roll student at SSM.
Personal
• Son of Eddie Lopez and Marlene Espin.
• A marketing major.
